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In the mid 1990's many people were on line, but the internet and the world wide web were still a new phenomenon. This program looks at the new open world of the web. Demonstrations include Eudora, Anarchy, the WELL, WinCIM, InterACT.net, and HoTMetal Pro HTML Editor. Guests include New York Times technology writer John Markoff. Also features a profile of the band Severe Tire Damage, the first band to ever perform live over the internet. Originally broadcast in 1995. Copyright 1995 Stewart...
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Topics: internet, web, online
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After hearing about convergence for years, the television and the computer finally have started to merge, with video images moving on to the PC and web pages showing up on the TV. Copyright 1997 Stewart Cheifet Productions.
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Topics: television, internet, internet tv
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On location coverage of Upside's Internet Showcase conference in San Diego, one of the first trade shows focusing only on internet related products and services. Guests include Bill Joy of Sun Microsystems, Eric Schmidt of Novell (now Chairman of Google), Mark Eppley of Traveling Software, Phillipe Kahn, David Coursey, and Larry Magid. Products introduced here included the TIVO and digital televisions. Originally broadcast in 1999. Copyright 1999 Stewart Cheifet Productions.
Topics: internet, showcase, upside
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Voice over IP is now a hot topic, but telephony over the Internet started to gain steam in the mid 1990s. This program looks at some early examples of VOIP technology. Demonstrations include Quarterdeck Web Phone, VDONet, Infospace, Timecast, NetSpeak, and OnLive Technologies. Guests include Rob Enderle of the GIGA Information Group, Naveen Jain of Infospace, Tony Zuccarino of VDONet, NetSpeak CEO John Staten, and Matt Hulett of Progressive Networks. Originally broadcast in 1996. Copyright 1996...
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Topics: voice over IP, VOIP, telephone, internet
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Arabic subtitled version of this program. In the mid 1990's many people were on line, but the internet and the world wide web were still a new phenomenon. This program looks at the new open world of the web. Demonstrations include Eudora, Anarchy, the WELL, WinCIM, InterACT.net, and HoTMetal Pro HTML Editor. Guests include New York Times technology writer John Markoff. Also features a profile of the band Severe Tire Damage, the first band to ever perform live over the internet. Originally...
Topics: internet, net, web, well, compuserve, html, markoff
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French language version of this program. In the mid 1990's many people were on line, but the internet and the world wide web were still a new phenomenon. This program looks at the new open world of the web. Demonstrations include Eudora, Anarchy, the WELL, WinCIM, InterACT.net, and HoTMetal Pro HTML Editor. Guests include New York Times technology writer John Markoff. Also features a profile of the band Severe Tire Damage, the first band to ever perform live over the internet. Originally...
Topics: french, france, internet, web, eudora, well, html, severe tire damage
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It wasn't quite the World Wide Web yet, but everybody started hearing about this thing called "the Internet" in 1993. It was being called the Information Superhighway then. This program looks at the earliest stages of the Internet including Aladdin Systems SITComm, a Macintosh communications program for Internet access, and the WELL (Whole Earth Lectronic Link), an early online community. Also featured is a visit to the former Bell Labs in New Jersey (now Bellcore) for demonstrations...
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If you can send data over the internet, why not voice, and if voice, why not phone calls, and if phone calls, why not video phone calls. This program looks at the new technology of internet telephony or voice over IP (VOIP) and video telephony. Demonstrations include PowWow 3.7, Tribal.com, ClassPoint 1.02, Connectix QuickCam 1.0, Logitech's QuickClip, Best Data Smart One, and ClearPhone. Originally broadcast in 1999. Copyright 1999 Stewart Cheifet Productions.
Topics: telephony, video telephony, voice over IP
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Highlights of Upside's Internet Showcase conference, shot on location at Laguna Niguel, California. A look at new internet sites, products, and businesses. Featured guests include Novell CEO Eric Schmidt (now chairman of Google), analyst Tim Bajarin, and David Coursey. Originally broadcast in 1997.
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Highlights of the Internet Showcase conference produced by Upside magazine. Shot on location in Palm Springs, California. Featured guests include ABC's Sam Donaldson, Oracle's Larry Ellison, Peter Lewis of the New York Times, Michael Miller of PC magazine, Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies, and AT&T CTO David Nagel. Originally broadcast in 2000. Copyright 2000 Stewart Cheifet Productions.
Topics: Episode year: 2000, Conferences: Showcase Special, Voice Reconigtion, Internet News, e-commerce
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After the Internet was around for a few years, people figured out that it was also a phone system and you could use your web connection to do voice and video communications. This program looks at several early examples including PowWow from Tribal Voice, White Pine's ClassPoint, Windows 95 video conferencing, Connectix Web Cam, ClearPhone, stefcam.com, C-U-SeeMe, camgirl.com, and QuickClip. Originally broadcast in 1998.
Topics: voice over IP, video telephony, VOIP
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Highlights from Upside's Internet Showcase conference, from Palm Springs, California. A review of new web sites and internet related products. Featured guests include Oracle's Larry Ellison, Mitchell Kertzman of Liberate Technologies, syndicated columnist Larry Magid, AT&T CTO David Nagel, and Tim Bajarin of Creative Strategies. Originally broadcast in 2000. Copyright 2000 Stewart Cheifet Productions.
Topics: Episode year: 2000, Conferences: Showcase Special
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As the Internet continued to take hold, new hangouts called cyber cafes started opening up where you could surf the web and just pay by the minute. This program looks at the first wave of internet cafes in Boston and San Francisco. Originally broadcast in 1996.
Topics: cyber, internet, cafe
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Netscape and Microsoft go at it to dominate the Internet browser world. A look at Netscape Communicator 4.0, Microsoft Internet Explorer 4.0, Real Networks RealSystem 5.0, and Construct's VRML 2.0. Originally broadcast in 1997. Copyright 1997 Stewart Cheifet Productions.
Topics: Episode Year: 1998, Television Programs, Computers: History, netscape communicator, internet...
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When Microsoft started giving away Internet Explorer, it became a serious challenger for Netscape. This program looked at the battle to become the dominant internet browser platform. Featured are Netscape Communicator 4.0, Internet Explorer 4.0, VRML 2.0 and RealSystem 5.0. Guests include Mark Brown, author of Using Netscape Communicator, and Amy Helen Johnson, Senior Technology Editor for Windows Magazine. Originally broadcast in 1997. Copyright 1997 Stewart Cheifet Productions.
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Topics: Episode Year: 1997, Television Programs, Computers: History, netscape, internet explorer, browser
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An early pre-Google look at search engine technology. Episode # 1404. Featured are DataQuest, Alta Vista, Zip 2, Autonomy, Pointcast, and The Angle. Originally broadcast in 1996. Copyright 1996 Stewart Cheifet Productions.
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Topics: search, internet, chronicles, cheifet
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In the late 1990's everyone was creating their own web site. Some were terrible, some were great. This program looked at tools and resources to help individuals build great personal web sites. Demonstrations include Project Cool, Adobe Pagemill, Emblaze Audio, Intel Quick Web, and Yahoo. Also covered are special techniques for building web sites that are friendly to disabled users. Originally broadcast in 1998.
Topics: web site, internet, home page
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In this week's episode of Computer Chronicles, we show you the features in Windows XP, both Home and Professional, and we'll explore whether it is worth the money to upgrade. Plus we'll show you the latest version of Internet Explorer and the Macintosh OS. Copyright 2002 Stewart Cheifet Productions
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A look at the growing business of electronic commerce based on computers and the internet. Demonstrations include VISA's Secure Electronic Transaction technology, NetGuide, coolshopping.com, Netconex, the Internet Travel Network, and Personalogic. Originally broadcast in 1997.
Topics: electronic commerce, online shopping, ecommerce
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This week we continue with part two in our series on how religious groups, other non-profits or community groups can use the computer and the Internet to better run their organizations.
Topics: Episode year: 2001, Religion, Companies: Oracle
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In part two of our coverage of the European Technology Roundtable and Exhibition in Rome, we start off with the telecom meltdown and why you still can't get low-cost broadband connections to the Internet.
Topics: Broadband, Episode year: 2001, Government, Conferences: ETRE, Trademark Issues
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In the late nineties the internet became a major venue for playing computer games. This program looked at several of the best examples. Demonstrations include Magic: The Gathering, gamers.com, the PGL (Professional Gamers League), Microsoft's Internet Gaming Zone, and Underlight. Originally broadcast in 1998. Copyright 1998 Stewart Cheifet Productions.
Topics: Episode Year: 1998, Television Programs, Computers: History, games, online games, gamers
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Our annual review of the coolest new high-tech gadgets for the holiday season. Products covered include Connectix Color Quick Cam, Fieldworks Rugged Laptop FW7600, NetObject's Fusion, Symantec's Internet FastFind, MetaTool's Kai's Power Goo, Broderbund's Logical Journey of the Zoombinis, Ecco Pro, Neverhood, NewsCatcher, NHL 97, Polaroid's Photo Pad Scanner, Epson's Photo PC Camera, AT&T's Pocket Net Phone, Pyst, Quake, Quick View Plus, Surfman, The Mind Drive, VocalTec's Internet Phone,...
Topics: consumer, computer, gadget
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Online travel is the most successful e-commerce product on the Internet and Computer Chronicles shows you how to find the best deals when purchasing this hot travel commodity.
Topics: Episode year: 2002, Online Travel, e-commerce, Music
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More and more people are turning to the Internet to help further their education. We'll be bringing you highlights from some of these great online educational websites and meet some of the people involved.
Topics: Episode year: 2001, Society: Education
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With more and more computers becoming terminals on the internet, concerns were growing for internet security. This program looks at several solutions. Included are demonstrations of Wells Fargo Online Banking, Cookie Master, anonymizer.com, a fax encryptor from InfoImaging called 3D FaxFile 2.0, a new biometric device from Oracle called HandKey, and CompuTrace, a device that calls you if your computer is stolen. Originally broadcast in 1997.
Topics: security, encryption, cookies
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As the Internet evolved, the big buzzword became "push", as in push information down to you and not wait for you pull it up. This program looks at several approaches to push technology including Castanet, PointCast, BackWeb, Netscape Netcaster, and Incisa. Guests include Marimba President and CEO Kim Polese. Originally broadcast in 1997.
Topics: push, marimba, polese
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With the growing sophistication of the Internet, colleges and universities started to build an online curriculum to enable students to take credit classes on the web. This program looks at several examples including collegenet.com, virtualu.ca.gov, unex.berkeley.edu, digitalthink.com, and the Cisco Networking Academy. Originally broadcast in 1997.
Topics: CollegeNET, Intel, Cisco, UC Berkeley, Cal, California Virtual University
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As the Internet became a standard for business and personal communication, everyone had to have a web site. This program looks at some of the tools available in the late nineties for creating your own web site and some of the key issues facing web site designers. Products covered include Backstage Internet Studio from Macromedia; WebImage and I Spy from Group 42, V*Realm Builder from Integrated Data Systems, and Cosmo Player. Also, a visit to the Web Design and Development Exhibition in San...
Topics: macromedia, atomic vision, web desing, VRML
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In our final installment of our three part series on technology and the church, we continue to tell you about how churches, other non-profits or community groups can use computers and the Internet to better run their organizations.
Topics: Episode year: 2001, Religion, Music
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A review of the use of personal computers and the Internet in political campaigns, including a comparison of candidate web sites, a look inside a Senatorial campaign, and the prospects of on-line voting. Produced during the 2000 elections campaign season.
Topics: Episode year: 2000, Politics
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As email became the killer application on the internet, products proliferated offering a variety of new email functionality. This program looks at Bigfoot, 411, ConnectSoft's Email Connection, Microsoft Outlook, HoTMaiL, JFax, Eudora Pro 3.0, PaperPort, Aloha Greetings, and PGP. Originally broadcast in 1997. Copyright 1997 Stewart Cheifet Productions.
Topics: email, outlook, eudora
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The internet enabled just about anyone to open up an online business. But how do you do it? This program looks at several tools and options. Demonstrations include Claris Home Page, Web Site Garage, and Progress Software's WebSpeed. Model online businesses reviewed include reel.com, the proshop.com, and portabote.com. Featured guest is Rhonda Abrams, small business consultant. Originally broadcast in 1997.
Topics: ecommerce, online business, web site
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A review of the growing use of the internet and computers in political campaigns. This show looks at the use of sophisticated databases to create voter mailing lists, campaign strategy software, online political activism, and campaign management tools. Produced during the election year of 1996.
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Apple's Hypercard 2.0 brought new sophistication to the concept of hypertext, and laid the groundwork for the powerful Internet concept of hyperlinks. This program looks at new hypertext based applications including Hypercard 2.0, Hyperties 3.0, Spinnaker's PLUS 2.0, and Guide 3.0. Originally broadcast in 1990.
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Topics: Episode Year: 1990, Television Programs, Computers: History, Hypertext, Hypercard, Apple
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We tell you the tools and the software needed so you can claim your spot on the Internet. From importing pictures to your site to advertising to help pay for your site and tell you all about it. [Episode #1907, First broadcast: 2/27/2001]
Topics: Episode year: 2001, Companies: Macromedia, Companies: Adobe
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Arabic subtitled version of this program. The digital revolution changed the practice of journalism. This program looks at how journalists are using computers and the Internet. Segments include CNN Newsroom Global View, the San Jose Mercury's Mercury Center on AOL, Prodigy's Journalist application, Newsweek Interactive, the JFK Assassinatin CD-ROM, a visit to the MIT Media Lab, and CNBC's Private Financial Network (PFN) online service. Guests include Michael Rogers of Newsweek. Originally...
Topics: rogers, cnn, cnbc, newsweek, MIT, media lab, digital, journalism
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As the web continued to grow, games started moving off the PC and onto the internet. This program looks at several examples including www.gamers.com, Magic:The Gathering, www.zone.com, SubSpace, and Underlight. Includes a visit to the Professional Gamers League conference and an interview with gaming megastar Dennis Fong (aka Thresh). Originally broadcast in 1998. Copyright Stewart Cheifet Productions 1998.
Topics: games, online, thresh
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Most home PC users use their telephone line to connect to the Internet. But there are other options. We'll look at cable, DSL, and satellite connections as well as the latest high-speed telephone modems to help you find a faster way to get online.
Topics: Episode year: 2000, Broadband
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On location coverage of the annual winter Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas. Products introduced at the show include the new Pentium MMX processors, televisions and phones that act as internet terminals, new web audio devices, handheld digital players, and an innovative approach to networking from IBM called the PAN or personal area network. Originally broadcast in 1997. Copyright 1997 Stewart Cheifet Productions.
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Topics: consumer electronics, trade show, CES
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French language version of this program. The advent of the internet meant people could now start communicating and collaborating over the web. This program looks at several early examples of virtual meeting technology. Demonstrations include Cross Ties for Workgroups, Groupware for Windows from Ventana, HP's OmniShare, CU-See Me, Intel's ProShare 200, the Sharevision PC3000 from Creative Labs, VIVO 320 from Vivo Software, AT&T's VideoPhone, and Sony's Magic Link PDA. Guests include Andrew...
Topics: groupware, sony, at&t, seybold, proshare
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The advent of the computer and the internet provided a totally new platform for story telling. This program looks at a new paradigm for novelists using interactive technology. Demonstrations include writers.net, hooked.net, thetherapist.com, writers.com, and the Alsop Review. Also features collaborative fiction and cyber comics. Guests include cybernovelists Gary Gach, Chris Werby, Mark Dahlby, and Jaimes Alsop. Originally broadcast in 1997.
Topics: writers, novels, collaboration
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In the early days of the Internet, sites were slow and it was hard to find what you were looking for. This program offered some advice on how to have a better online experience. Demonstrations included Cyber Patrol, Web Trader, Netiquette, Lycos, HTML Guide, and the first version of Sun's Java. Guests include Sun Microsystems chief scientist John Gage. Originally broadcast in 1996. Copyright 1996 Stewart Cheifet Productions.
Topics: cyber, java, lycos
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On location coverage of the annual European Technology Roundtable Exhibition conference in Berlin. Leading technology executives and journalists from around the world gather to discuss the future of computer and internet technology. Guests include Fortune's David Kirkpatrick, Roel Pieper of Tandem, Eric Benhamou of 3Com, Michael Rogers of Newsweek, venture capitalist John Shock, conference host Alex Vieux, Marco Landi of Apple, and Stan Shih of Acer. Originally broadcast in 1996. Copyright 1996...
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Topics: europe, conference, germany
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With the internet growing by leaps and bounds, online shopping became a hot topic in the mid 1990's. This program looked at several new online shopping efforts including onsale.com, cybercash.com, digicash.com, verisign.com, firelfy.com, amazon.com, cybergold.com, and netradio.com. Featured guests include Jerry Kaplan, Magdalena Yesil, and Robert Griggs. Originally broadcast in 1996. Copyright 1996 Stewart Cheifet Productions.
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Topics: ecommerce, shopping, online
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The Internet has created a place where it is easy to find information and art to share. But what about copyright issues? Is everything free for the asking online? We'll show you software to protect your own site from being copied without your permission as well as discuss the latest issues involving newspapers and magazines re-printing their own articles online.
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Topics: Episode year: 2000, Companies: Adobe, Legal Issues, Music
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Whether you wish to learn to play an instrument, compose a song, download MP3 files, or just find out fun facts about your favorite musician, there's software, hardware, and many Internet sites for you. Originally broadcast in 2000. Copyright Stewart Cheifet Productions 2000.
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Topics: Episode year: 2000, Music
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A look at the high-tech industry in France, shot on location in Paris. The focus of this program is the MiniTel system, the French precursor to the Internet. Applications demonstrated include banking, home shopping, classifieds, news, and advertising. Also includes a visit to U.S. West in Omaha which was one of the first American companies to experiment with the MiniTel technology. Originally broadcast in 1990. Copyright Stewart Cheifet Productions 1990.
Topics: french, minitel, uswest
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The Internet is changing the world of radio as thousands of radio stations around the world go on line. This program reviews the latest in web radio, including web only stations. Demonstrations include Imagine Radio, Spinner.com, and GEEK Radio. Guests include DJ "Davey D" and his "HipHop Corner". Originally broadcast in May 1999. Copyright 1999 Stewart Cheifet Productions.
Topic: Episode year: 1999
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The final episode in this four-part series on new hi-tech development in Hawaii. Stories covered include web startup DigitalIsland.com; video conferencing to treat South Pacific Island patients at Tripler Army Medical Center; Best Industries, developers of a new, non-polluting septic waste management technology; SquareUSA, a leading developer of interactive entertainment and producers of Final Fantasy; a big island floral company that uses the Internet to sell flowers around the world; and a...
Topics: hawaii, tripler, waste management, maui, hilo, kauai
